Let’s say you have a photo shoot in Las Vegas in 5 days. But, you don’t think you are photo shoot ready. What are some of the things you can do? You can starve yourself, which usually isn’t very painless. You can take water pills, which also isn’t healthy. And you could do sauna, garbage bag suit thing, and cardio for 5 hours a day. None of which sounds fun. I have a simple solution, which in itself, plays with your emotions, and your discipline, but works. It literally is ONE change, that can visibly affect your body in as little as 5 days. Here it is.
Every time you eat, have a source of protein, and a vegetable. Most of us humans don’t do this. So let’s say everyone knows the chicken and broccoli, but what about Tuna and asparagus? Or Salmon and green beans? How about turkey breast and spinach. You could even do this with supplements. Whey protein shake and carrots. Even a recovery shake and celery. I’m not saying to not have other sources of food, but keep them minimal. If a 5 day fix is what you really want, which in my opinion, shouldn’t have to happen in the first place, this is how you do it without killing yourself. don’t do the dumb cleanses, or not eating, or water pills. Be smart about it.
On a side note, I would like to say thank you to Jessica Otero, from Infinite Labs, for hooking me up with some of their product. I’m excited to try out this Juggernaut stuff!
I hate cardio. Always have. Always will probably. I do it sometimes because I feel like my fitness isn’t complete without having a big lung capacity too. Anyway. When it comes to burning fat, I think you can accomplish that in a minimal amount of time, as long as you work hard. A girl on facebook did NOT agree with me. I would like to tell you about an “argument” I had with a certain person on facebook who will remain nameless. She was a figure competitor, and basically said that the ONLY way you can burn fat is to do between 30-60 minutes of cardio. I think this, in itself, is silly. That’s like saying the only way to get from Chicago to Los Angeles is by train. There are literally hundreds of ways to burn body fat. I won’t go into them, and will stick with my ammo for the argument of 20 minutes of cardio. I asked if I only did 20 minutes of cardio, would I burn any fat. She said no. She didn’t ask how hard I was working, or if I was doing intervals or what exactly my cardio was, she just basically told me if that’s all I’m doing, I might as well go back to bed. How does that make sense? She also said it has to be continuous for at least 30 minutes. None of it made sense. Take a track and field sprinter who is all muscle. They NEVER really do 30 minutes of continuous cardio, yet, remain at about 6-10% bodyfat. Anyway. I won’t go into all the details, but my point is this. You can burn fat, in a minimal amount of time. As long as the intensity is high, you can usually burn MORE fat than if you did moderate intensity cardio for 30 minutes. Think about it this way. If you jog 3 miles in 40 minutes, and I do that same 3 miles in 20 minutes, who got a better workout? (Let’s say we are on par physically.) I did. And I will burn more fat, because my intensity was higher, and I was running faster. So next time your trainer, or bodybuilding friend, or local fitness competitor says you NEED to do at least 30 minutes of cardio, remember this article.
